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else in america do not apply to them. this belief continue to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street, while disadvantaging everyone else in the country. the cost of moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but it is real and reprehensible. today's hearing consists of three panelists. first we are joined by acting assistant secretary who currently manages all t.a.r.p. programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope that you will share with us your lessons learned after working with the t.a.r.p. for over two years. what can our nation learned from this ugly experience and how can we prevent it from ever happening again? our second panel includes witnesses from the fdic, fha, and federal reserve. these offices played a critical role during the crisis, often coordinating with additional t.a.r.p. programs. i hope these witnesses will help us place t.a.r.p. in its proper place. finally, we will be joined by four of the country's leading economists, who bring exceptional credenti
else in america do not apply to them. this belief continue to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street, while disadvantaging everyone else in the country. the cost of moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but it is real and reprehensible. today's hearing consists of three panelists. first we are joined by acting assistant secretary who currently manages all t.a.r.p. programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope that you will share with us...
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to everyone else in america and not to them. this belief continues to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street while disadvantaging every other bank in the country. the cost to moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but israel and reprehensible. today's hearing will consist of three panels of distinguished witnesses. we are joined by timothy who manages all our programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope you will share with us your lessons learned from more than two years of work on the tarp. if you created it today, what would you have done differently? what can our nation learned from this ugly experience and how can we prevent it from ever happening again? our second panel includes witnesses from fdic and the federal reserve. i hope these witnesses will help us placed tarp in its proper context. finally, we will be joined by four of this country's leading economists who will bring decades of experience and exceptional credentials. i look forward to hearing their expert vie
to everyone else in america and not to them. this belief continues to distort our financial markets, advantaging the largest banks on wall street while disadvantaging every other bank in the country. the cost to moral hazard is not easily quantifiable, but israel and reprehensible. today's hearing will consist of three panels of distinguished witnesses. we are joined by timothy who manages all our programs for the department of treasury. i particularly hope you will share with us your lessons...
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his new book, "the ugly side of beautiful: rethinking race in prisons in america" will be published later this year. the start of the off-broadway hip-hop theater production, he has lectured and performed at over 100 colleges and correctional facilities in the united states, africa, asia, latin america, and europe. he has released two albums to critical acclaim, taught at brooklyn college, new york university, the new school in columbia university, and is now touring lyrics for lockdown. one of those is sponsored by the naacp. i learned that he is beginning rehearsals for the remakes of "the wiz." let's welcome him. [applause] our moderator for this afternoon, world renowned anti- racist, multicultural educator. [applause] yes. as many of you in the audience know, she is an accomplished front line teacher. a teacher, educators, researchers, writers, consultant, speaker. she is like a mother, auntie, big sister, all in one, for me. she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. and has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusio
his new book, "the ugly side of beautiful: rethinking race in prisons in america" will be published later this year. the start of the off-broadway hip-hop theater production, he has lectured and performed at over 100 colleges and correctional facilities in the united states, africa, asia, latin america, and europe. he has released two albums to critical acclaim, taught at brooklyn college, new york university, the new school in columbia university, and is now touring lyrics for...
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i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole system of separate but unequal. it is understates rights -- is under states' rights. after lincoln had freed us from slavery, they instituted this law, separate but equal, and the state had sanctioned it. but everything there was, even when they had things that were federal, they would put a rope up, and the white people would be on one side, and the black people on the other side. i prayed. i'm a baptist. i hope was that the people would hear about the injustices. [applause] >> thank you very much for giving us those highlights. we want to move to a different era in this nation's history, when those signs are no longer present, but their presence is felt. with that, i turned t to bryonn bain. >> i am supposed to perform a piece, but i just feel like i want to talk to you. can i bring the
i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole system of separate but unequal. it is understates rights -- is under states' rights. after lincoln had freed us from slavery, they instituted this law, separate but equal, and...
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america. it really does it when you look at the people who are lining up behind the plaintiffs for example it's civil rights groups it's people who have an interest in defending the ability of people to defend themselves from corporate trampling of their rights and when you look at the people who are lining up behind wal-mart it's other groups like costco who also have huge corporations that sell you know products at bargain basement prices that have huge distribution networks that really eat away at the small town america that we all know and love and it really is just another instance in america of huge corporations going after the rights of people to gather to defend themselves similar to what you're seeing it was a constant in the labor movement across the country and you know i think there's also be a very big test for this current supreme court because obviously there is this notion especially after the citizens united ruling that this is a. corporation a loving supreme court so do you t
america. it really does it when you look at the people who are lining up behind the plaintiffs for example it's civil rights groups it's people who have an interest in defending the ability of people to defend themselves from corporate trampling of their rights and when you look at the people who are lining up behind wal-mart it's other groups like costco who also have huge corporations that sell you know products at bargain basement prices that have huge distribution networks that really eat...
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the health risk to north america is little to none. jonathan bloom, kron4. >> there is a run on certain medications and supplements that could help in a nuclear fallout situation. store manager easy they are sold out of potassium iodine. this was the scene at the berkeley bowl grocery store today. you can see empty spots along the the shelves where the potassium and iodine products used to be. store workers say they will be getting more products later this week and said there are other ways to get iodine if you really need it. >> potassium iodine gives you the most protection for your thyroid so anything with potassium and iodine are selling well, any of our mineral products, but anything kelp-related is selling, because you can find iodine in kelp and other kinds of seaweed, nori, even though it's more available if you take iodine itself. >> we have posted a link to the official information on potassium iodine on our website. you can see exactly what it does to the body and a list of people with conditions who should not take it. that
the health risk to north america is little to none. jonathan bloom, kron4. >> there is a run on certain medications and supplements that could help in a nuclear fallout situation. store manager easy they are sold out of potassium iodine. this was the scene at the berkeley bowl grocery store today. you can see empty spots along the the shelves where the potassium and iodine products used to be. store workers say they will be getting more products later this week and said there are other...
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listen to america. listen to the 25% of children in america today that are hungry and a large percentage of them are homeless. listen to their cries. listen to them. yes, we have an obligation as good citizens of this nation to see to it that our neighborhoods, even if they are the high-end neighborhoods in alabama, that those problems are addressed. 10 months ago the new majority took this floor and they said, listen, listen to americans that want jobs, not one job bill has passed this house. the only bill that's passed this house that dealt with jobs was h.r. 1, the continuing resolution, that destroyed 700,000 jobs and will put more of those children homeless, will destroy more families. yes, we ought to be listening to the generations ahead of us. but if we do not listen to today's problems, those problems in the future will only be worse. and $8 billion, yes, that's a lot of money. but it happens to be 8% of what we spend every year in the afghan war. get our priorities straight here on this floor.
listen to america. listen to the 25% of children in america today that are hungry and a large percentage of them are homeless. listen to their cries. listen to them. yes, we have an obligation as good citizens of this nation to see to it that our neighborhoods, even if they are the high-end neighborhoods in alabama, that those problems are addressed. 10 months ago the new majority took this floor and they said, listen, listen to americans that want jobs, not one job bill has passed this house....
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>>> and, made in america gets action. will congress now require gift shops like these to sell goods from american workers? >>> good evening. more than half of america's states, 26 in all, are facing flood watches and warnings tonight. in towns from new orleans to new york, there are rivers in the streets. snow melting so fast it's as if two olympic swimming pools were pouring out every single second. and another wet storm is about to arrive. already, canoes are parked in the driveway. cars stalled in the water. and mud is everywhere. and our linsey davis is in wayne, new jersey, tonight, standing in some of the biggest flooding in six decades. linsey? >> reporter: good evening, diane. this area is absolutely swamped. it's said to be among the hardest-hit in all of the northeast. and the culprit? you're looking at it. this river. in some sections of this street, it's about two to three feet deep. the homes are like little islands in this sea that is wayne, new jersey. so, is this the best mode of tr transportation? >> righ
>>> and, made in america gets action. will congress now require gift shops like these to sell goods from american workers? >>> good evening. more than half of america's states, 26 in all, are facing flood watches and warnings tonight. in towns from new orleans to new york, there are rivers in the streets. snow melting so fast it's as if two olympic swimming pools were pouring out every single second. and another wet storm is about to arrive. already, canoes are parked in the...
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. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in california launching a $224 million satellite to study the earth's climate has ended in failure rsh a protective cover caused a drag on the rocket when it failed to separate. a similar mishap took place in 2009 when a satellite didn't have the speed to reach orbit and plummeted into the ocean. in texas, a suspected burglar scene went horribly wrong when he got stuck trying to break into a vacant home through the chimney. police came to his rescue after neighbors heard screams for help. firefighters used a crane to free the suspect before turning him over to police. >>> in new york, a teacher has add some bounce in the classroom. she's removed the students' chairs and replaced them with stability balls. the change has not only helped the children concentrate on their lessons, but it's said to help increase muscle necessary core areas that increase posture. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecas
. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in california launching a $224 million satellite to study the earth's climate has ended in failure rsh a protective cover caused a drag on the rocket when it failed to separate. a similar mishap took place in 2009 when a satellite didn't have the speed to reach orbit and plummeted into the ocean. in texas, a suspected burglar scene went horribly wrong when he got stuck trying to break into a vacant home...
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i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america in the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home grown terrorist and is in prison now for 30 years. and it was the right thing to do. now, the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. and you excellently answered them. but as a freshman congressman i think sometimes we failed to ask this question of you and, doctor, i'd like to present this to you and the other gentleman can respond if we have time. what do you expect from us, from congress? what should we be doing to promote the fact that this is not about a religion because i have many friends that are muslims and love this country as much as any one of us do. what do you expect from us? >> thank you, congressman. i hope and i pray every night as i do this work that you develop the political will to deal with this problem. that we separate all the theatrics and all the concern with vitriol and all that and get to how to solve the problem in that our enemy is using a language
i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america in the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home grown terrorist and is in prison now for 30 years. and it was the right thing to do. now, the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. and you excellently answered them. but as a freshman congressman i think sometimes we failed to ask this question of you and, doctor, i'd like to present...
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admiral who has taken command of the operation said there are concerns the rebels may include some of america's worst enemies. >> we have seen flickers in the intelligence of potential al qaeda, hezbollah. we've seen different things. >> reporter: the president has not yet decided whether to arm the rebels, and he may not have to. tonight, libya's foreign minister defected to london, the first big crack in qaddafi's inner circle. erica. >> hill: david, talk to us a little bit about the documents the president signed authorizing covert operations in support. what exactly would that include? >> reporter: well, it makes it legal for the c.i.a. to open contacts with the rebels, but the president would still have to sign off on any specific operations. >> hill: so just a first step. in terms of qaddafi, has he changed his tactics at all? >> reporter: he is now telling his forces to switch to civilian vehicles which will make it harder for aircraft to identify friend from foe on the battlefield. >> hill: david martin at the pentagon tonight, david, thanks. there's more turmoil in syria today after a
admiral who has taken command of the operation said there are concerns the rebels may include some of america's worst enemies. >> we have seen flickers in the intelligence of potential al qaeda, hezbollah. we've seen different things. >> reporter: the president has not yet decided whether to arm the rebels, and he may not have to. tonight, libya's foreign minister defected to london, the first big crack in qaddafi's inner circle. erica. >> hill: david, talk to us a little bit...
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if a jerk burns a flag, america is not threatened. political speech is the heart of the first amendment. they're expressing their religious beliefs. now is the time to make justice a reality for all of god's children. captioning provided by the first amendment center, funded by the freedom forum. welcome to a special edition of speaking freely exploring how protest and the first amendment came into play during the civil rights and antiwar movements. i'm ken paulson. my cohost today is john seigenthaler, a highly respected journalist who also served as special assistant to attorney general robert f. kennedy during the civil rights movement. after retiring from newspapers, john went on to found the first amendment center. john and i are delighted to welcome a pulitzer prize-winning author and journalist whose recent book, called the children, focuses on the work of courageous young people in the civil rights movement, and whose earlier book, the best and the brightest, was the definitive study of american policy in vietnam. david halber
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especially the islamic society of north america, the islamic circle of north america. they have stood with us as trusted allies in speaking out against violence and in defense of religious freedom. solidarity among people of every religion in the face of its attacks of people of any one religion is respect for religious freedom and action. in concluding, as a religious community our catholic faith commits us to defend and promote the rights of religious freedom for all as a moral priority and a human responsibility. this common commitment to religious freedom is at the heart of american life. it is also an example of a world where too many doubt people of religious -- of different religions can live together in peace and mutual respect. as other countries wrestle with how to treat religious minorities, let them look to our nation where we work to ensure that our muslim sisters and brothers are treated with dignity and their religious identity and beliefs must be treated with respect. let them see with people with hard won religious freedom living out our commitment liv
especially the islamic society of north america, the islamic circle of north america. they have stood with us as trusted allies in speaking out against violence and in defense of religious freedom. solidarity among people of every religion in the face of its attacks of people of any one religion is respect for religious freedom and action. in concluding, as a religious community our catholic faith commits us to defend and promote the rights of religious freedom for all as a moral priority and a...
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first, coming out of this recession making america's workforce stronger for the future, helping small businesses create jobs and investing in department's fiscal year 2012 proposal. live coverage here on c-span3. >> we'll come to order. the committee is meeting to hear testimony from secretary janet thnapolitano relating to the 20 security for homeland security. i would advise the secretary's office notified us in advance that she has a commitment to be at the white house and must leave the hearing before noon and in fairness to the secretary, she has rearranged her schedule to be here today because we had to cancel out two weeks ago when we had the whole series of votes. secretary, thank you for being here and we'll certainly have the hearing done in time for you to be at the white house. today's hearing is, as i said, to address the president's budget for 2012 and in a time of budget restraint and cuts to be made and actually commend the secretary for putting forth the budget that i believe while obviously we have certain disagreements with it is very much on target and trying to ac
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>>> making news in america this morning -- >> state of emergency. areas hard-hit by tornadoes, as the waterlogged northeast braces for more rain later today. >>> new outrage in wisconsin. after three weeks of protests, lawmakers plan to strip union rights. >>> rich and famous. the new list of america's billionaires. mark zuckerberg's fortune triples. but he's not the youngest anymore. >>> good morning. it is another sopping wet day here in the northeast, where rivers are dangerously swollen from last week's storm. >> drenching rain is expected to come down all day long, from the mid-atlantic states here in new york. and new jersey is expected to bare the brunt of it. >> this is part of the same system that just slammed the deep south with as many as two dozen twisters. more, now, from emily schmidt. >> reporter: storm chasers knew they were watching something big develop in the southeast. >> there's the rotation. >> you can see the swell. >> that one's nasty. >> reporter: storm chasers were right. winds whipped into tornadoes near mobile, alabama. t
>>> making news in america this morning -- >> state of emergency. areas hard-hit by tornadoes, as the waterlogged northeast braces for more rain later today. >>> new outrage in wisconsin. after three weeks of protests, lawmakers plan to strip union rights. >>> rich and famous. the new list of america's billionaires. mark zuckerberg's fortune triples. but he's not the youngest anymore. >>> good morning. it is another sopping wet day here in the...
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. >>> when nbc nightly news continues this saturday, america at the crossroads, from college campuses to the office. it's not what's missing, it's who's missing. >>> later, making a difference, how one artist who sees a big picture is making kids' dreams come true. >>> all this wiek in our special series "america at a crossroads," we've been looking at how changes at home and across the world are affecting our economy. last night we told you about growing opportunities for women. tonight we want to look at the flip side of that success. the sizeable and growing number of men who show finow find them ill-prepared for the workplace. chelsea barely notices it anymore, but go to almost any college campus in america today, and you'll notice something missing. >> all of my neighbors are girls, all of them are students and girls. getting on a bus, you're surrounded by girls. >> reporter: where did all the men go? once the vast majority, they now make up just 40% of the nation's college students. that can make women at schools like the university of georgia sometimes feel like they go to an a
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poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now, large dropout rates. republicans want to cut $5 billion from the department of education. on and on and on it goes. now, what do i think? do i think that it's appropriate that we balance the budget on low-income pregnant women and infants who need nutrition? do i think you should throw 200,000 kids off the head start program, do i think that you cut social security, do i think that you cut unplanned parenthood? does that make sense? i don't think so. i don't think that's good for america. but i do believe we have to move toward
poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now,...
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to show in the upcoming elections and i will ask if this is a sign of a republican war on voters in america we'll get to the bottom of that issue and a lot more tonight show but first let's move on to our top story. libya's future remains up in the air as violence and unrest persist as pressure for some kind of u.s. reaction is ratcheted up rebel leaders continue to ask for assistance in the form of weapons or a no fly zone and just yesterday three u.s. senators voiced their support for a more aggressive action by obama as well but today the independent report at the washington has made a highly classified request for saudi arabia to supply weapons to the rebels in benghazi so the u.s. doesn't have to get directly involved so we have repeated calls. military intervention american weapons to potentially be sold by saudis were pacing their own shia protests and no clear sign that get off he can actually be defeated welcome possibly here to discuss it with me is michael green vice president of the truman national security project michael thanks so much for being here and so much for having me
to show in the upcoming elections and i will ask if this is a sign of a republican war on voters in america we'll get to the bottom of that issue and a lot more tonight show but first let's move on to our top story. libya's future remains up in the air as violence and unrest persist as pressure for some kind of u.s. reaction is ratcheted up rebel leaders continue to ask for assistance in the form of weapons or a no fly zone and just yesterday three u.s. senators voiced their support for a more...
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it didn't used to be that way in america. it isn't that way in many other countries that use visa and mastercard. back when the debit card system got started decades ago, debit interchange fees were minimal. it wasn't until visa entered the market in the 1990's we started seeing debit card interchange fees that looked like credit card interchange fees. taboo different worlds here. when i use a credit card, ultimately the bank and credit card company have to collect from me. if i dodge them or don't pay, there is a loss. a debit card comes directly out of my account. there is no question where the money -- whether the money is there. it is already there. there is an excellent "new york times" article entitled "how visa, using card fees, dominates the market." i would like to insert the article in the record at this spot. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: it shows how visa leveraged its dominance in the credit card company to enter into and dominate the deb illiterate card descry. visa then changed the inter
it didn't used to be that way in america. it isn't that way in many other countries that use visa and mastercard. back when the debit card system got started decades ago, debit interchange fees were minimal. it wasn't until visa entered the market in the 1990's we started seeing debit card interchange fees that looked like credit card interchange fees. taboo different worlds here. when i use a credit card, ultimately the bank and credit card company have to collect from me. if i dodge them or...
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well, any family in america would understand that that's unsustainable. you couldn't continue along that path, and if that same family was to decrease their spending habits by the same amount that the democrats have proposed, out of that $100,000, they would reduce their spending habits by $168. that's all. that's how pathetic this spending reduction is by the other side. we have to get serious. recently, senator coburn requested a general accountability office report that came back and said they identified over $100 billion in dupe my kate -- dupe duplicative programs. this gao report underscores the great negligence of the federal government when it comes to managing hard earned taxpayer dollars. let me give you a couple facts from that report. it says that the government spends $18 billion on 47 different job training programs, and yet, the president even requested another $400 million for a new program that will replicate proven strategies to develop even more job training programs. you know how many of these job training programs are measured for eff
well, any family in america would understand that that's unsustainable. you couldn't continue along that path, and if that same family was to decrease their spending habits by the same amount that the democrats have proposed, out of that $100,000, they would reduce their spending habits by $168. that's all. that's how pathetic this spending reduction is by the other side. we have to get serious. recently, senator coburn requested a general accountability office report that came back and said...
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america used to lead the world. you know, if i told some of you closer to my age back 20 years ago that we would at one time be tied with, tied with four nations for 9th in the world, in the percent of students with, percent of population we graduate from college, you would have looked at me like i was crazy but that's exactly where we are. it is unacceptable. america used to lead the world in the proportion of young adults with college degrees. as i said, now we're in a four-way tie for 9th. where i come from, that means there is likely to be 13th as 9th. and that is unacceptable. you know i know we have a number of business leaders in this room and i've spoken to you over the years and come from the state of business and state of delaware, i will spoken to the leaders in the business community in my state over the last couple of decades, i hear a lot of legitimate concerns and complaints about taxes, about corporate taxes, about environmental regulations. about the deficit. about the ability to depreciate equipmen
america used to lead the world. you know, if i told some of you closer to my age back 20 years ago that we would at one time be tied with, tied with four nations for 9th in the world, in the percent of students with, percent of population we graduate from college, you would have looked at me like i was crazy but that's exactly where we are. it is unacceptable. america used to lead the world in the proportion of young adults with college degrees. as i said, now we're in a four-way tie for 9th....
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america, for 2010. that followed $3.5 billion in refunds that bank of america reported in 2009. bank ever america's federal income tax benefit this year is roughly two times the obama administration's proposed cuts to the community development block grant program, which is a life line to communities such as i represent, where unemployment is still over 9%. six banks, bank of america, wells fargo, citigroup, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, and morgan stanley together paid income tax at an proximate rate of 11%. those poor companies. of their pre-u.s. tax earnings in 2009 and 2010. had they paid 35%, the federal government would have received an additional $13 billion in tax revenue. you know how much that is? that's enough to cover the salaries of 132,000 teachers whose jobs have been lost since 2008. who do you think caused all the layoffs? wells fargo reportedly received a $4 billion federal income tax refund on $18 billion in pre-tax income in 2009, and only paid 7.5% on its pretax intomorrow of $19 billion in 2010. its federal benefits for 2009 and 2010 is $2.5 billion whic
america, for 2010. that followed $3.5 billion in refunds that bank of america reported in 2009. bank ever america's federal income tax benefit this year is roughly two times the obama administration's proposed cuts to the community development block grant program, which is a life line to communities such as i represent, where unemployment is still over 9%. six banks, bank of america, wells fargo, citigroup, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, and morgan stanley together paid income tax at an...
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that is not enough to power america. host: our guest is a member of the oversight and government reform committee. richmond, virginia. roy on the republican line. guest: good morning, roy. caller: i get so tired of people playing class warfare and demonizing the party. wall street did not give us $14 trillion in debt, our government did. it was because they subsidize and manipulate everything. we have a party on the left that it does not want to do anything, they do not want to cut anything. they want to wait for the republicans to do something so they can demonize them. the debt is going to keep going up because the democrat party is being run by socialists and progressives who want to run the government because that is where they get their money from, that is their voter base. they will continue to do that until they make us go bankrupt and we no longer have any wealthy people. god bless you for what you are trying to do. keep up the good work, fight the good fight. don't worry about what the polls say. guest: honestly
that is not enough to power america. host: our guest is a member of the oversight and government reform committee. richmond, virginia. roy on the republican line. guest: good morning, roy. caller: i get so tired of people playing class warfare and demonizing the party. wall street did not give us $14 trillion in debt, our government did. it was because they subsidize and manipulate everything. we have a party on the left that it does not want to do anything, they do not want to cut anything....
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the people along america's gulf coast, not the people of france, suffered a great setback last week with the decision that the department made with regard to the case ex tanker. in 2008 while you were secretary under the previous administration as you will recall, we won this contract. at that time, the eads aircraft was judged to be by your own officials the best value at the best price. it was protested to the gao. gao ruled that on eight process issues, out of someone 150, the department should have amend rfv, seek revised offers, and make an award decision. you chose not to follow the gao recommendation. the contract was canceled. and then you created a new acquisition strategy on the lowest price technically acceptable basis. and the result was that last week the loser of the 2008 competition won the contract today. you know first hand how the debate regarding government spending, which has been discussed by the chairman and the ranking member and the chairman of the full committee has evolved over the last two years. we have focused now, more than ever, out of necessity to find eve
the people along america's gulf coast, not the people of france, suffered a great setback last week with the decision that the department made with regard to the case ex tanker. in 2008 while you were secretary under the previous administration as you will recall, we won this contract. at that time, the eads aircraft was judged to be by your own officials the best value at the best price. it was protested to the gao. gao ruled that on eight process issues, out of someone 150, the department...
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it is a lawyer's prominence in america. our worst problem is the next person that graduates from a law school and gets funded by a grant. host: charles on our democratic line. caller: i am a teacher. is ainking is bullying part of education in this country. i believe that our government has a policy not to educate their children. the only source our children has for learning is television. we have to live by it. children learn from grown-up people. our government, if you will remember, balis the poor countries and countries that do not believe what america believes. our children hear it and see it. wherever there is a small problem, we take our planes and warships and go and believe them. host: as far as bullying is concerned, when a school is encountered with the situation, what happens with the discipline or punishment? guest: it depends on the facts of the situation. i think one of the things that we are suggesting to the federal government is that they leave the educational discretion of to educators at the school. each
it is a lawyer's prominence in america. our worst problem is the next person that graduates from a law school and gets funded by a grant. host: charles on our democratic line. caller: i am a teacher. is ainking is bullying part of education in this country. i believe that our government has a policy not to educate their children. the only source our children has for learning is television. we have to live by it. children learn from grown-up people. our government, if you will remember, balis...
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america needs to be the leader in that. we are over 50% of all aviation traffic in the world so we can provide efficiency if we get next-gen but i just want to point out that in your budget as i see it, there is not a correlation between the priority of next-gen and the faa budget as a whole. it appears that you are cutting their part and provide funding, research funding and capital programs and facilities and equipment accounts but the operations account is growing exponentially. the budget proposal for the faa authorization account would provide 400 million-dollar increase over fy 2010 and over the and expense accounts and the faa. so, it just seems to me that were pretty for infrastructure and the faa which is the correct one is not being supported by the budget priorities that are coming forward today so i look forward to of course working with you to maybe get a budget that we could all agree has the right priorities but i do think we have to address the funding sources other than highway which does have a funding sou
america needs to be the leader in that. we are over 50% of all aviation traffic in the world so we can provide efficiency if we get next-gen but i just want to point out that in your budget as i see it, there is not a correlation between the priority of next-gen and the faa budget as a whole. it appears that you are cutting their part and provide funding, research funding and capital programs and facilities and equipment accounts but the operations account is growing exponentially. the budget...
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that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming months to meet this challenge and to renew our commitment to our children and their future by building the education system they desperately need and deserve. thank you so much. i'm now happy to take your questions. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. thanks again for being with us as ranking member said for the fourth time. thanks again for your willingness to work with us in a bipartisan way. and thanks for your testimony. i was pleased to see in your budget elimination of some 13 programs. that's sort of a baby step in the right directi
that work is under way all across america. if we do our part by fixing the law, we can accelerate that progress. the urgency for change has never been greater. the plain fact is that america is stagnating while the rest of the world moves ahead of us. the plain fact is that to lead in a new century we have no choice in this matter but to invest in education. no other issue is more critical to our economy, our future, and our way of life. so i look forward to working with you in the coming...
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america needs some answers. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, with regard to the kinetic military action in libya, it appears the tail is wagging the dog. the president first says we won't go, but gaddafi must. mr. fleming: then he says we must go, but not gaddafi. he consults the arab league before his own congress and then telegraphs to the enemy our mission limitations, yet does not clearly define the mission or goals to the american people. then he bombs people and calls it a humanitarian act. i'm sorry, mr. speaker, i don't understand this new value system the president is asking us to accept. let me suggest instead that our president and future -- in future conflicts consult the american people and congress first, then build a coalition, then lead that coalition with a clearly defined mission, taking nothing off the table. rath
america needs some answers. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, with regard to the kinetic military action in libya, it appears the tail is wagging the dog. the president first says we won't go, but gaddafi must. mr. fleming: then he says we must go, but not...
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what is more precious to america han the opportunity to own a home? the neighborhood stabilization program has gone into areas and recaptured neighborhoods, giving them a boost of energy that they needed. there is always the opportunity to for reform, mr. speaker. but i would simply raise the question, let's mend it, don't end it. let's not leave cities abandoned with broken down, shackled homes. that would in fact create more blight, more gang opportunities, more dangerous conditions and yes, hamp needs reform. but what does it mean to eliminate a program? of course the hamp has a grandfather provision but all america wants is to get the programs to work. neighborhood stabilization works. hamp can work. now you're letting banks off the hook so that every day a homeowner calls and can hear the sound foreclosed. at least the intervention allowed those hardworking americans to keep their home and to provide for their family and keep jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: we continue to reserve.
what is more precious to america han the opportunity to own a home? the neighborhood stabilization program has gone into areas and recaptured neighborhoods, giving them a boost of energy that they needed. there is always the opportunity to for reform, mr. speaker. but i would simply raise the question, let's mend it, don't end it. let's not leave cities abandoned with broken down, shackled homes. that would in fact create more blight, more gang opportunities, more dangerous conditions and yes,...
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poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now, large dropout rates. republicans want to cut $5 billion from the department of education. on and on and on it goes. now, what do i think? do i think that it's appropriate that we balance the budget on low-income pregnant women and infants who need nutrition? do i think you should throw 200,000 kids off the head start program, do i think that you cut social security, do i think that you cut unplanned parenthood? does that make sense? i don't think so. i don't think that's good for america. but i do believe we have to move toward
poverty in america is increasing. what we understand is that pregnant women and little kids do not get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight opbd the little babies -- or the little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't get good nutrition. poverty is increasing, yet the republicans want to cut the w.i.c. program by $750 million, 10%. title 1 education funding. everyone understands we have problems with education right now,...
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the largest hispanic group in america has said, end this program. but i'll tell you what, our grandchildren and children would say that and you continue to say and i agree with you, we've got 13 million american families underwater with their mortgages. and you want to pick and choose 500,000 of those to help. what about the other 21,000? should the federal government pay everybody's mortgage that's behind? one out of four american families are underwater on their homes. it just came out yesterday, 13 million vacant houses in america and almost immediately you come up with a cash for keys program. where you're going to buy these abandoned properties. from the bank banks, from the speculators. i don't think you've listened to the american people. i don't think you've heard what they said in november. this program has been criticized every -- ever since its inception. you haven't mended it, you're talking about mending it today. where is your bill to mend it? is there a bill to amend it? have introduced it? is there a bill? mr. frank: will the gentlem
the largest hispanic group in america has said, end this program. but i'll tell you what, our grandchildren and children would say that and you continue to say and i agree with you, we've got 13 million american families underwater with their mortgages. and you want to pick and choose 500,000 of those to help. what about the other 21,000? should the federal government pay everybody's mortgage that's behind? one out of four american families are underwater on their homes. it just came out...
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america's number 1 cash rewards program. it pays to discover. but we still may suffer from nasal allergy symptoms. they can hit you year round... indoors or out. achoo! oh to have relief. prescription nasonex is clinically proven to help relieve nasal allergy symptoms... including congestion, runny and itchy nose and sneezing. [ female announcer ] side effects may include headache, viral infection, sore throat, nosebleeds, and coughing. infections of the nose and throat and eye problems, including glaucoma or cataracts may occur. have regular eye exams. slow wound healing may occur, so do not use nasonex until your nose has healed from any sore, surgery or injury. nasonex can increase your risk of getting infections. avoid contact with infections like chicken pox or measles while using nasonex. it does not come in generic form. ask your doctor if nasonex is right for you.
america's number 1 cash rewards program. it pays to discover. but we still may suffer from nasal allergy symptoms. they can hit you year round... indoors or out. achoo! oh to have relief. prescription nasonex is clinically proven to help relieve nasal allergy symptoms... including congestion, runny and itchy nose and sneezing. [ female announcer ] side effects may include headache, viral infection, sore throat, nosebleeds, and coughing. infections of the nose and throat and eye problems,...
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asi and it improves the america spending. it eliminated funding for the clean technologyd wh fund thatoo supports exports of solar, windh and other meanwhile technologiet you know what it does?e because we remove that.emove we removed a major competitor to china.they are the funding. in the hour funding thesewe have technologies.n from we have serious competition.htet theyo are delighted to see us step back so these jobs are not going to be the technology in s, the united states, we are not going to be exporting this. china will take over. can how shortsighted can this be?ins it's like you own a business anr you've got a competitor on the u other side of town and say well, we are not going to retire, we y are going to carry on today'sds goods, we are going to be theren a couple days a week. w i hope that competitor doesn't m drive us out of business. it drastically reduces the spending to operate the embassies and consulates, whichn every american traveling, working or studying overseaserss depend on. every one of us know tha
asi and it improves the america spending. it eliminated funding for the clean technologyd wh fund thatoo supports exports of solar, windh and other meanwhile technologiet you know what it does?e because we remove that.emove we removed a major competitor to china.they are the funding. in the hour funding thesewe have technologies.n from we have serious competition.htet theyo are delighted to see us step back so these jobs are not going to be the technology in s, the united states, we are not...
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that's -- that's the america we love. but i don't think nancy pelosi or anybody else in this house of representatives ought to be telling us what kind of light bulbs we have to have. it doesn't make sense. it's not fair to you. you are a person of independent will. you are granted liberty and freedom by your constitution -- by the constitution of the united states and those are just recording god-given rights and privileges and i don't see why we think we are the center of the universe for knowledge in this house to come up and tell you what kind of light bulbs you can have. or what kind of energy that you can consume. unless it comes out to be against the national interest, and i would argue right now with all the alternative energy, we haven't got anything to replace what we're using right now yet, keep working on it, then let us make the choice, let the american citizens make the choice as to what they want to do. i think that's good free dm. that's good liberty. that's what we are all about in this country. that's why
that's -- that's the america we love. but i don't think nancy pelosi or anybody else in this house of representatives ought to be telling us what kind of light bulbs we have to have. it doesn't make sense. it's not fair to you. you are a person of independent will. you are granted liberty and freedom by your constitution -- by the constitution of the united states and those are just recording god-given rights and privileges and i don't see why we think we are the center of the universe for...
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poverty in america is increasing. what we understand, pregnant women and little kids do to the get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight or little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't have good nutrition. poverty is increasing. yet the republicans want to cut the wic program by $750 million, 10%. title one education funding, everybody understands we have problems with wedcation right now. large dropout rates. republicans want to cut $5 billion from the department of education. on and on and on it goes. now what do i think? do i think that it is appropriate that we balance the budget on low income pregnant women an infants who need nutrition? do i think you should throw 200,000 kids off the head start program? do i think you cut the social security administration severely? do i think you cut planned parenthood which has done such a good job in preventing unwanted pregnancies? does that make sense? i don't think so. i don't think that is good for
poverty in america is increasing. what we understand, pregnant women and little kids do to the get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight or little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't have good nutrition. poverty is increasing. yet the republicans want to cut the wic program by $750 million, 10%. title one education funding, everybody understands we have problems with wedcation right now. large dropout rates. republicans...
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the postal service has delivered mail six days a week to every home in america, including over 170 billion mail pieces in 2010 along. the service suffered from an operating deficit of $8.50 billion in 2010 and predicts further losses in the future. the deep economic recession is the primary driver of the rapid, recent decline in mail volume. the need for work-force the need for work-force reductions and other cost- cutting measures must be the primary focus of the postal service. its labor union and this congress, in order to improve the financial stability of this institution -- everyone has a stake in the postal service and must work together to find solutions. the postmaster, pat donahoe, recently submitted a report to return the service to profitability. i commend you on that report. you reviewed how best to provide retail postal services and implement automated services to deliver e efficiency. the postal service is negotiating labor contracts with postal employee unions. those efforts have not resulted in a self funding postal service. realigning the postal work force must be part of
the postal service has delivered mail six days a week to every home in america, including over 170 billion mail pieces in 2010 along. the service suffered from an operating deficit of $8.50 billion in 2010 and predicts further losses in the future. the deep economic recession is the primary driver of the rapid, recent decline in mail volume. the need for work-force the need for work-force reductions and other cost- cutting measures must be the primary focus of the postal service. its labor...